| 100% | PLANT | 5 | Shrub or tree |
| 88% | MANJACKS | 8 | Caribbean Codia shrubs or trees |
| 87% | ACACIA | 6 | Shrub or small tree |
| 83% | ACACIA | 6 | Shrub or small tree of warm climates |
| 83% | LILAC | 5 | Shrub or small tree with fragrant blossom |
| 82% | JUNIPER | 7 | Evergreen shrub or small tree |
| 80% | ELDER | 5 | A type of shrub or tree; a person of immense age |
| 79% | PLANT | 5 | Tree or shrub |
| 78% | BLADDERNUT | 10 | Shrub or tree with clusters of small white flowers such as the Sierra — or American — |
| 78% | DOGWOOD | 7 | Shrub or tree of the genus Cornus whose hard wood is used for tool handles |
| 77% | ELDER | 5 | Shrub or small tree with red, purple or black berrylike fruits |
| 76% | ELDER | 5 | Shrub or small tree with red, purple or black berry-like fruits |
| 75% | ACER | 4 | Tree or shrub having winged fruit |
| 75% | BONSAI | 6 | Dwarfed tree or shrub |
| 74% | BONSAI | 6 | Tree or shrub that has been dwarfed |
| 73% | ACACIA | 6 | Genus of shrubs or trees with small yellow or white flowers also called wattle or thorntree |
| 73% | ACACIA | 6 | Genus of shrubs or trees also called wattle or thorntree with small yellow or white flowers |
| 73% | HYDRANGEA | 9 | Genus of shrubs or trees cultivated for their large clusters of white, blue or pink flowers |
| 72% | ACACIA | 6 | Type of spiny tree or shrub |
| 72% | MANGROVES | 9 | Trees or shrubs growing in swampy, brackish waters |
| 71% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree or shrub such as the red — or sugar — |
| 70% | CANDLEBERRY | 11 | Tree or shrub of the genus Myrica also called bayberry |
| 68% | HAZEL | 5 | Tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts |
| 67% | HOLLY | 5 | Tree or shrub with bright red berries associated with the festive season |
| 66% | BIRCH | 5 | Tree or shrub with thin peeling bark such as the silver — or yellow — |
| 65% | OAK | 3 | Evergreen or deciduous tree or shrub whose fruit is the acorn |
| 64% | HAZEL | 5 | Temperate tree or large shrub with rounded leaves and edible brown nuts |
| 64% | TEA | 3 | Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage |
| 64% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Type of tree or shrub that's the opposite of 11-Across |
| 64% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Type of tree or shrub that's the opposite of 22-Across |